Platformers with intense shmup-like shooting

[Anonymous No.2158624]

What are some platformers with intense shmup-like shooting?
I mean games like Super Ghouls and Ghosts or NES Kid Icarus in which you are attacked and harassed by enemies from all directions, and you get items, upgrades, power ups that change your shooting.

[Anonymous No.2158626]

[Anonymous No.2158638]

First thing I thought of was Shinobi arcade

Then I realized it doesn't really fit

Fuck you I'm posting it anyway

[Anonymous No.2158648]

>>2158626

OP here, I was close to writing "refrain from mentioning Mega Man" but I didn't want to start an argument about that franchise.

I don't consider Mega Man shooting to be very intense. I have rented all the nes ones as a kid, and owned X and 2 of the Gameboy ones.

It is not like in Mega Man you need to tap the shooting button to shoot almost as in turbo mode.And the upgrades work in different ways.
Still good games anyway.

[Anonymous No.2158686]

>>2158638
It fits a lot actually, there ia no reason to stop shooting shurikens and the enemies are some serious shit, also Shadow Dancer for genesis fits.

Rolling thunder 2 also.

[Anonymous No.2158695]

Elf for the Amiga. You get to upgrade your weapons, armour, and accessories. And it's a decent objective-based metroidvania-esque mash-up too. Overall one of my two fav platformers on the system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E0tX_IIaEI

[Anonymous No.2158703]

>>2158624
While not strictly retro -- this game was released in 2012 -- Gunlord for the Dreamcast is supposed to be pretty good. I have a copy of it on my hard drive, but I have not gotten around to playing it yet.

[Anonymous No.2158726]

>>2158624
run n gun genre

contra series
gunstar heroes
alien soldier
3 wonders roosters/midnight wanderers
makaimura series
midnight resistance

[Anonymous No.2158727]

Not really what you are saying I guess, but I would say that SonSon mixes platforming and shooting, though it is more the later than the former.

[Anonymous No.2158746]

>>2158624
arcade Willow

[Anonymous No.2158756]

thanks for the recommendations people

[Anonymous No.2158784]

>>2158686
I was disqualifying Shinobi because you there's only one shot upgrade but it is spammy as hell in the best way

[Anonymous No.2158805]

>>2158784
Come to think of Ninja Spirit fits it

[Ertain !!nDTS3o8lJQc No.2158809]

>>2158624
Kirb'y Adventure is a game with a shmup-like part. It's not that intense but it's challenging.

[Anonymous No.2158814]

metal slug series
cyber lip

[Anonymous No.2158842]

>>2158805
is there a pattern to that last fall ??? had to rapid pause to fuckin pass that (on PCE of course)

[Anonymous No.2158850]

>>2158703
Mechanics for Gunlord are alright. Feels like Turrican and Metroid. Sprites don't have many frames of animation so it looks like a top notch flash game.

[Anonymous No.2158979]

>>2158695
Looks like that game was highly influenced by Capcom's Willow (arcade version) which was released 3 years before.

Also, I like that xenomorph in the store menu.

[Anonymous No.2158994]

Dyna Gear, Black Tiger.

[Anonymous No.2159876]

>>2158638

Oh Sega y u no port this gem to genesis.

Master System doesn't count, it's slow as fuck.

[Anonymous No.2160063]

>>2158695
I LOVE YOU FOR POSTING THIS

I had the demo on the Atari ST as a kid. The demo didn't even have any sound but I played it all the damn time.

[Anonymous No.2160119]

Ghouls 'n Ghosts is a lot more "shooter" than Super GnG, you can shoot up and down and there is tons of action without slowdowns, Super is a bit more slowpaced with autoscrolling areas and that sort of things.

>>2159876
Nigga Sega developed 3 superb new Shinobi games on genesis, yeah a port of the Arcade would have been cool but i prefer having those original genesis titles.

[Anonymous No.2160121]

>>2159876
>y u no

[Anonymous No.2160176]

Demon's Crest gets intense at times.

[Anonymous No.2160210]

James Bond Jr. for the SNES

[Anonymous No.2161389]

>>2158979
Visually, you might be right, though a lot of cutesy games looked a bit like that. In terms of gameplay, no; any resemblances are superficial. They play very differently, and Elf is actually way deeper.

>>2158695
>>2160063
Another title i thought of from the Amiga is New York Warriors. Top down shooter, and IMO easily the best run'n'gun/shoot-em-up on the system. Super fast gameplay, devastating offensive weaponry that's hugely satisfying and often great fun, (semi-)destructible environments, multiple paths, hundreds of bullets on-screen at once, and an ultra-hard mode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9X6A7GSOF0

[Anonymous No.2161391]

>>2161389
Don't bother with other version than the Amiga one though. Or possibly the ST one.

[Anonymous No.2161393]

>>2160121
>making fun of memes
>on 4chan

[Anonymous No.2161469]

The best PS2 hidden gem

[Anonymous No.2162915]

>>2160119

But only Shadow Dancer is the one with arcade-like one-hit and you're dead.

>That gameplay
> That music
>That charming old school graphics

Maybe sega could had it remade the same way Data East did with Atomic Runner Chelnov (Arcade -> Genesis conversion)

[Anonymous No.2162927]

>>2158805
This is the first game that came to mind when I read OP's post.

[Anonymous No.2162936]

sunset riders

[Anonymous No.2162943]

>power ups that change your bullets
Check
>bullets coming from all directions
Check
>bosses with huge health
Check
>8 directions intense shooting
Check

[Anonymous No.2163020]

>>2162915
>Atomic Runner Chelnov
That game is fukken great, and fits perfectly the thread.

Also, it has a "spiritual sequel" (at least for me) which plays very similar and is awesome, it's also for PS1 and Saturn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIHXvPP3x1k

[Anonymous No.2163039]

jim powers the first snes game that comes to mind. even though the shmup parts are the easiest from memory

[Anonymous No.2163058]

>>2163020
>Atomic Runner Chelnov
>That game is fukken great, and fits perfectly the thread.

Yep, but people generally hate this game because it's always auto-scrolling like a shmup.

I pretty much love it though.

>tfw i miss Data East so much

[Anonymous No.2163075]

>>2163058
But it has also a lot of platforming, so it's not a pure shoot em up.

[NESfag No.2164038]

There is a game on famicom that alternates 2D sidescrolling action with shmup, but the name escapes me right now.

[Anonymous No.2164040]

>>2164038
dragon fighter?

[NESfag No.2164060]

>>2164040
nope...

[Anonymous No.2164065]

>>2164038

Sounds like Xexyz. Had an American release too.

[NESfag No.2164067]

>>2164065
Nope, I know it was famicom only, rather unknown, but I can't remember the name for the life of me

[Anonymous No.2164178]

>>2158624
>Super Ghouls and Ghosts
>intense shmup-like
Ghouls n Ghosts is pretty easy and laid back compared to most shmups.
Could as well have listed Rocket Knight Adventures. This at least has real shmup levels but is just as easy.

[Anonymous No.2164213]

>>2164178
Is there just one "omg that game is easy play a shmup" guy on this board or are there a bunch of assholes taking turns

[Anonymous No.2164218]

Dinosaurs For Hire on Genesis/Mega Drive.


Lesser known gem.

[Anonymous No.2164225]

>>2164213
everything is ez : the board

[Anonymous No.2164238]

>>2164225
It's wonderful.

[Anonymous No.2164563]

Not the exact right thread but there used to be a Rapidshare or something full of shmups with a MAME emulator packaged in, does anybody know where to find this now?